“I was told in the eyes:
Suicide
.”
Guest on the show “Quelle Époque!”
» on France 2, Zoé Clauzure, the winner of Junior Eurovision last November, testified about the violent school harassment she suffered from CM1 class, in primary school, to 5th grade, in middle school.
“No one comes to your table”
Victim of a group of four girls, Zoé Clauzure suffered insults and bullying for four years.
“I was told in my eyes:
Suicide,
” she says, when she was only 9 years old.
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She particularly remembers difficult episodes that occurred in the canteen.
“No one comes to your table, it’s a place where there is less surveillance so that’s where you get the most insults, sometimes hits,” testifies the young girl, now 14 years old. and who has also experienced cyberharassment.
“One of the harassers, who had a little sister, told her to hit me, to pull my hair…” At the time, she was filming the show The Voice Kids.
🗣️ “I was told in my eyes: kill yourself”
❤️ @zoe_clauzure won Junior Eurovision 2023 with “Coeur”, a song denouncing school bullying, of which she herself was a victim, and “who had to leave school"
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— What an era!
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Zoé Clauzure did not remain silent in the face of this situation.
“I told my parents about it straight away.
We had around fifteen meetings with the director who ultimately did nothing.
We had to leave school,” she laments.
And added: “The principal told my parents that she could not ensure my mental and physical health.
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A commitment to the fight against school bullying
On November 26, the young singer, originally from Montrouge, won Junior Eurovision in Nice, representing France with her song “Cœur”, whose lyrics are aimed at children who are victims of school bullying.
This victory was welcomed by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal.
“With Heart, a title committed against school bullying, you shined and carried a message of hope for many young girls and boys across the country.
Proud of you.
», he wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Congratulations @zoe_clauzure on your victory at Junior Eurovision.
👏
With “Heart”, a title committed against school bullying, you shined and carried a message of hope for many young girls and boys across the country.
Proud of you.
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— Gabriel Attal (@GabrielAttal) November 26, 2023
Zoé Clauzure, soon to star in Kamel Ouali's new show, "My first cabaret", at Paradis Latin, is getting involved in the fight against this scourge.
She is notably an ambassador for the Non-Violence Foundation, which trains young people to detect the signs of school bullying.